NEW ORLEANS-Amazon.com Inc. intensified its wireless presence last week, announcing a new Web address exclusively for mobile e-commerce customers as well as alliances with Bell Atlantic Mobile and Motorola Inc.The new site, located at www.amazon.com/phone/, is accessible from any Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phone and...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reported earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, of $996 million and $3.18 billion, respectively. This marks a significant increase from the $437 million and $1.23 billion reported for the 1998 fourth quarter and year.For the fourth...
The story in the Dec. 13 issue of RCR about Sprint PCS teaming with Amazon.com should have identified Amazon.com's wireless Internet strategy as Amazon.com Anywhere.
Clearly, marketing and selling wireless data will be one of the largest hurdles the wireless industry will face as it begins to heavily roll out the service.Wireless operators need to spend the big bucks to tell consumers how data services will be valuable to...
Carriers across the United States are scratching their heads trying to figure out what the best business model is when teaming up with content providers to offer Internet access.It's a difficult question to answer."Each content provider has a different type of business model," said...
The convergence of the Internet and wireless networks was punctuated last week as Internet heavy hitters Amazon.com Inc., America Online Inc. and Oracle Corp. made announcements extending their services further into the wireless realm.Perhaps the strongest statement made was Amazon.com's aggressive entry to the...
NEW YORK-Wireless carriers can only imagine scaling back their costly call-flooded customer support centers and slashing the overhead that comes with them. And wireless users long to regain those wasted afternoons on hold with a receiver glued to their ears only to find they've...
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has bought a minority interest in the company by investing some $5 million in Geoworks common stock, representing about 7 percent of the company's total.Amazon.com has assumed Geoworks' Seattle office lease and will hire other employees...
